महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-20, verse-19

तदादाय धनुःश्रेष्ठं वरिष्ठः सर्वधन्विनाम् ।
आरोप्य च महावीर्यो महाबुद्धिर्महाबलः ॥१९॥

19. tadādāya dhanuḥśreṣṭhaṁ variṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanvinām ,
āropya ca mahāvīryo mahābuddhirmahābalaḥ.

19. tadā ādāya dhanuḥśreṣṭham variṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanvinām
āropya ca mahāvīryaḥ mahābuddhiḥ mahābalaḥ

19. tadā sarvadhanvinām variṣṭhaḥ mahāvīryaḥ
mahābuddhiḥ mahābalaḥ dhanuḥśreṣṭham ādāya ca āropya

19. Then, having taken that excellent bow, the foremost among all archers, and having strung it, he who possessed great valor, great intellect, and great strength...

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

• धनुःश्रेष्ठम् (dhanuḥśreṣṭham) - the best bow, excellent bow

• वरिष्ठः (variṣṭhaḥ) - the most excellent, the foremost

• सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - among all archers

• आरोप्य (āropya) - having strung (a bow), having placed on

• च (ca) - and, also

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great valor, highly valiant

• महाबुद्धिः (mahābuddhiḥ) - of great intelligence, highly intelligent

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength, very powerful

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root dā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

धनुःश्रेष्ठम् (dhanuḥśreṣṭham) - the best bow, excellent bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanuḥśreṣṭha

dhanuḥśreṣṭha - best bow, excellent bow

Compound type : karmahārāya (dhanus+śreṣṭha)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, supreme
  adjective

वरिष्ठः (variṣṭhaḥ) - the most excellent, the foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of variṣṭha

variṣṭha - most excellent, best, supreme

superlative degree of vara (best)

सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - among all archers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadhanvin

sarvadhanvin - all archers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dhanvin)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• dhanvin – archer, bowman
  noun (masculine)

आरोप्य (āropya) - having strung (a bow), having placed on

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root ruh with prefix ā, causative

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great valor, highly valiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great valor, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, heroism, power
  noun (neuter)

महाबुद्धिः (mahābuddhiḥ) - of great intelligence, highly intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābuddhi

mahābuddhi - of great intellect, very wise

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+buddhi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength, very powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, mighty, powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)